Introduction To Business 1 – 1
Chapter4: Human Resources, Culture, and Diversity
4.1 Human Resources Basics
Human Resources Basics - Introduction To Business 1 – 1 - ثاني ثانوي
Chapter1: Exploring the World of Business and Economics
Chapter2: Business Organization
Chapter3: Business in the Global Economy
Chapter4: Human Resources, Culture, and Diversity
Governments will often provide useful information about the jobs available to the workforce.
Describe the nature of today’s workforce.
Focus on REAL LIFE
Workforce
Types of Jobs
THE CHANGING WORKFORCE
manufacture products used by other busi-
In your opinion, which category, service-providing or goods-producing, accounts for more jobs in your community?
New Technologies
Economic Cycles
Consumer Preferences
Each year, Fortune magazine and the Great Place to Work Institute identify the “Best Companies to Work For” around the world.
Changing Job Requirements
Name ways in which automation and technology change the way manufacturing businesses operate.
Human Resources Goals
Think of the places you frequent regularly. What types of workers are visible? Are there “behind the scenes” employees?
What are several strong influences on changes in the workforce?
HUMAN RESOURCES OVERVIEW
Business Competition
Explain why it is necessary to understand changes that are taking place in the workplace,
Human Resources Activities
Meeting the ongoing need for training and retraining employees is one of the many challenges a human resources manager might encounter. What are some others?
Make Academic Connections
Which of the following would not be a part of a company’s human resources?
Which of the following is not an example of a goods-producing industry?
Which of the following is not a typical human resources activity?
A person whose work is more mental than phys- ical and involves the handling and processing of information is a
Which activities do you think are the most important to the success of the business? Explain your answer.
What are the seven major goals of human resources?
